How many quilters among us?

[JaneE]

But that's what I do (www.hooeybatiks.com) I batik for a living. The quilting is a whole new aspect that I'm glad I've discovered.

Wow! You make your own batiks?? That is very cool!

I'd love to learn a few details about what you do: Where/how did you learn to do this? What kind of work space do you have? What types of dyes do you use?

This is fascinating!

[jillm]

Wow! You make your own batiks?? That is very cool!

I'd love to learn a few details about what you do: Where/how did you learn to do this? What kind of work space do you have? What types of dyes do you use?

This is fascinating!

Yep. It's a LOT of fun.

Where how - In school (u of illinois) I took an art class, "recreational arts and crafts", like camp crafts. It was a sampler of all sorts of crafty little things and there was a two day session of batik and tie dye. And after that, I never stopped batiking! That was almost 20 years ago. I'm able to make a living (poor but happy!) doing art fairs and selling a few things on line (etsy.com).

Space - Basement. Luckily it's got a lot of windows and good light for a basement.

Dye - Fiber reactive Procion dye from Dharma Trading co. Dharma has everything for fiber artists! Clothing, fabric, dye, tjantings, wax.

It's a lot of fun. If you have space to make a mess you should give it a try!